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Natural disasters, self-Insurance, and human capital investment: Evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Yohannes, Yisehac; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"This paper uses panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi to examine the impacts of disasters on dynamic human capital production. Our empirical results show that accumulation of biological human capital prior to a disaster helps children maintain investments during the post-disaster...

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Financial literacy

Cohen, Monique - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

The global financial crisis has intensified the problems of over-indebtedness, especially for the poor. In this context, the microfinance industry is giving more attention to building their customers’ financial capabilities, designing products that respond to their needs and preferences, and...

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Spatial networks, labor supply, and income dynamics: Evidence from Indonesian villages

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Muto, Megumi; Chowdhury, Shyamal; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

transition to nonagricultural labor markets depend on the distance to economic centers and the household education level. In … particular, postprimary education significantly increases the benefit from local spatial connectivity improvement in remote areas … and promotes labor transition to nonagricultural sectors. Education and local road quality are complementary, mutually …

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Policy-Oriented Research Impact Assessment (PORIA) case study on the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Mexican PROGRESA anti-poverty and human resource i...

Behrman, Jere R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

specific investments in education, health, and nutrition. The paper first describes PROGRESA/Oportunidades and estimates of the …

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Empowering women to achieve food security:

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001

, Hilary Sims Feldstein, and Guadalupe Duron Brief 6. Education / Elizabeth M. King and Harold Alderman Brief 7. Labor Markets …

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Educating agricultural researchers: a review of the role of African universities

Beintema, Nienke M.; Pardey, Philip G.; Roseboom, Johannes - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998

The number of higher-education institutions and the students enrolled in them has grown rapidly throughout Africa since … developed and other-developing country norms. Funding for higher-education in Africa kept pace with the expanding institutional … development of the agricultural sciences has matched the general pattern of development of the higher-education sector. Three …

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Agriculture, food security, nutrition and the Millenium Development Goals:

von Braun, Joachim; Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004

extreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieve universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child …

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Increasing the effective participation of women in food and nutrition security in Africa

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004

more active measures in key areas such as control over land, water, and other assets, and investment in education, health …

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How effective are food-for-education programs?:

Adelman, Sarah W.; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Lehrer, Kim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

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Trade liberalization and children: Understanding and coping with children's vulnerabilities

Escobal, Javier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

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